How good is Lake City 5.56 brass for precision reloading? A friend will give me all I need if I want it. I know I have to remove the military primer. Other than that, should I use this or buy Hornady brass?

I've only used Lake City in 308. It's thick and tough. If you want precision ammo with it I recommend getting 50 or 100 round ammo boxes and weighing the brass after decapping and removing the crimp. The thicker the wall the higher your powder charge will sit in the column, closer to the bullet. If Ihad a deal of free LC brass I'd dang sure try it. Weigh it and seperate it to fit within certain limits above and below one number.

LC's 5.56 brass is excellent. You may get best results weighing and sorting if you want to go to such lengths, bit I personally don't find that necessary. Also, I have found that LC 5.56 brass has just as much capacity as commercial brass, often just a bit more in fact.

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LC's 5.56 brass is excellent. You may get best results weighing and sorting if you want to go to such lengths, bit I personally don't find that necessary. Also, I have found that LC 5.56 brass has just as much capacity as commercial brass, often just a bit more in fact.

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There's no such thing as 5.56 and .223 brass. Only differences are manufacturers.

LC's 5.56 brass is excellent. You may get best results weighing and sorting if you want to go to such lengths, bit I personally don't find that necessary. Also, I have found that LC 5.56 brass has just as much capacity as commercial brass, often just a bit more in fact.

This.

There's no such thing as 5.56 and .223 brass. Only differences are manufacturers.